tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post8456376259105919739..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: elizabeth may allowed to join old white boys debate club?davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-63761233283515990242008-09-11T17:13:00.000-06:002008-09-11T17:13:00.000-06:00Okay, so May and the Greens have never:A: Been ele...Okay, so May and the Greens have never:<BR/><BR/>A: Been elected, or elected a member, federally or provincially. <BR/>B: Formed a provincial or territorial government.<BR/>C: Come within striking distance of electing, um, ANYBODY.<BR/>D: All of the above. <BR/><BR/>I don't know. I could take or leave Elizabeth May... but the TV networks should leave her. In a word... Irrelevant! And five leaders on a debate? C'mon... too much. Let the Greens elect first, debate later. An late converting MP after a year as an independent does not a Green MP make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-9400844940725745322008-09-11T04:00:00.000-06:002008-09-11T04:00:00.000-06:00Feynman and Coulter's Love Child, May has as much ...Feynman and Coulter's Love Child, May has as much support as the NDP stastically, without having nearly as much financial resources or name recognition. That's why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-37971752171030234172008-09-10T20:58:00.000-06:002008-09-10T20:58:00.000-06:00Is there a particular reason that May needs to joi...Is there a particular reason that May needs to join just because she is, as some wag noted, a middle aged white woman instead of a middle aged white male?<BR/><BR/>If the only people worthy of being present at the debate are white men, then that's exactly who should be present.<BR/><BR/>If Elizabeth May can participate, why can't Ron Gray?Feynman and Coulter's Love Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129851946309441082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-66418707338171026892008-09-10T15:35:00.000-06:002008-09-10T15:35:00.000-06:00So now 40% of the debate is going to be wasted air...So now 40% of the debate is going to be wasted air instead of only 25%...great...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-75352702669713518682008-09-10T15:21:00.000-06:002008-09-10T15:21:00.000-06:00I think the fact the the New Democratic Party has ...I think the fact the the New Democratic Party has previously been led by Audrey McLaughlan and Alexa McDonough (both of whom were in Federal Leader's Debates) blunts the 'sexist' connotation of the leaders being 'old white boys' ... AT LEAST AS IT RELATES TO THE NDP!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!leftdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936887870919391739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-17062121181644138592008-09-10T14:11:00.000-06:002008-09-10T14:11:00.000-06:00Terrific! I am looking forward to a Green voice at...Terrific! I am looking forward to a Green voice at the debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com